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In 2018 the University will establish purpose built office accommodation at Guardbridge, by St Andrews, to provide a state of the art working environment for a number of our Professional Services Units.It is anticipated that up to 350 Professional Services staff from a range of Units will be based in the new development at Guardbridge.
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Job DescriptionJob Title: Associate Lecturer (Education Focused)
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The University is committed to equality for all, demonstrated through our working on diversity awards (ECU Athena SWAN/Race Charters; Carer Positive; LGBT Charter; and Stonewall). More details can be found at
The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland (No SC013532).
Obligations as an EmployeeYou have a duty to carry out your work in a safe manner in order not to endanger yourself or anyone else by your acts or omissions.
You are required to comply with the University health and safety policy as it relates to your work activities, and to take appropriate action in case of an emergency.
You are required to undertake the Information Security Essentials computer-based training course and adhere to its principles alongside related University Policy and Regulations.
You are responsible for applying the University’s equality and diversity policies and principles in your own area of responsibility and in your general conduct.
You have a responsibility to promote high levels of customer care within your own area of work/activities.
You should be adaptable to change, and be willing to acquire new skills and knowledge as applicable to the needs of the role.
You may, with reasonable notice, be required to work within other Schools/Units within the University of St Andrews.
You have the responsibility to engage with the University’s commitment to Environmental Sustainability in order to reduce its waste, energy consumption and carbon footprint.
The University & TownFounded in the early 15th century, St Andrews is Scotland’s first university and the third oldest in the English speaking world.
Situated on the east coast of Scotland and framed by countryside, beaches and cliffs, the town of St Andrews was once the centre of the nation’s political and religious life.
Today it is known around the world as the ‘Home of Golf’ and a vibrant academic town with a distinctively cosmopolitan feel where students and university staff account for more than 40% of the local population.
The University of St Andrews is a diverse and international community of over 11,000, comprising students and staff of over 120 nationalities. It has 8,800 students, just over 7,000 of them undergraduates, and employs approximately 2,540 staff - made up of c. 1,190 in the academic job families and c 1,350 in the non-academic job families.
St Andrews has approximately 50,000 living graduates, among them former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and the novelist Fay Weldon. In the last 90 years, the University has conferred around 1000 honorary degrees; notable recipients include Benjamin Franklin, Rudyard Kipling, Alexander Fleming, Iris Murdoch, James Black, Elizabeth Blackadder, Tim Berners-Lee and Hillary Clinton.
The University is one of Europe’s most research intensive seats of learning. It is the top rated university in Scotland for teaching quality and student satisfaction. In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 the University was ranked top in Scotland for quality of research output and one of the UK’s top 20 research universities.
St Andrews is consistently held to be one of the United Kingdom’s top ten universities in university league tables compiled by The Times and The Sunday Times, The Guardian and The Complete University Guide. The University has eight times been named the top multi-faculty university in the UK in the National Student Survey – a direct reflection of the quality of teaching, assessment and facilities.In international and world rankings St Andrews scores highly for teaching quality, research, international outlook and citations. It is established as a World Top 100 institution in annual rankings produced by QS and Times Higher Education.
Its international reputation for delivering high quality teaching and research and student satisfaction make it one of the most sought after destinations for prospective students from the UK, Europe and overseas. In 2015 the University received on average 12 applications per place. St Andrews has highly challenging academic entry requirements to attract only the most academically potent students in the Arts, Sciences, Medicine and Divinity.
The University is closely integrated with the town. The Main Library, many academic Schools and Service Units are located centrally, while the growth in research-active sciences and medicine has been accommodated at the North Haugh on the western edge of St Andrews.
As the University enters its seventh century, it is delivering a varied programme of strategic investment, including the refurbishment of its Main Library and a major investment in its collections, the opening of a research library, the development of a major arts centre and a Music Centre, the refurbishment of the Students’ Union, the provision of 900 additional students beds, the relocation of professional services to purpose built accommodation and the development of a wind-farm and green energy centre to offset energy costs.